It’s 9 am: Do You Know Where Your Clients Are?
Nothing is more embarrassing than calling up a client living in a different time zone, only to discover it’s 2 am wherever he is. Congratulations! You’ve become known as the Sleep Killer (cue lightning). Clients back out of their contracts, just so they’re sure you won’t ruin their beauty sleep.
Just kidding. Accidentally waking up your client isn’t an atrocity. And admittedly, communicating through VoIP services like Skype (which are definitely cheaper than long-distance calls) make such a snafu all but impossible; there’s no way to bother a contact who’s logged off his computer.
So what’s the point of the above scenario? Whenever you do business with people from a different time zone, make sure you know what time it is over there before you try any sort of real time communication. The World Clock lists all the world’s major cities and their corresponding current times. It’s yet another example of the great tools freelancers can find online.
Being sensitive of your clients’ timezones won’t only save you from embarrassment. It’s basic etiquette and is actually a requirement to maintaining a great relationship with your client. That’s because no one likes waking up in the middle of the night, to deal with something as stressful as work.
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